Main bounce jockey Paddy Brennan has retired after using a winner at Cheltenham on Wednesday.

The 43-year-old Irishman, who gained the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 2010 on Imperial Commander, ended his profession with victory on Manofthepeople.

Brennan had greater than 1,500 wins, together with massive races with Cue Card and the 2007 World Hurdle on Inglis Drever.

Imperial Commander upset racing greats Kauto Star and Denman when successful the Gold Cup.

Brennan was secure jockey to Fergal O’Brien, and his final triumph got here on a 9-1 shot for the Gloucestershire-based coach.

The rider stood up within the stirrups and saluted the gang as he handed the submit in entrance, earlier than being congratulated by fellow riders and returning to emotional scenes within the winner’s enclosure.

“It has been a rollercoaster, so many ups, so many downs, however I really feel like I’ve acquired to the tip of the ocean and walked onto the seaside,” he advised Racing TV.

“It has been on my thoughts a couple of weeks, I have been asking opinions however I went for a espresso with my spouse this morning and I felt sure. It is time for the following technology of jockeys.

“It is a robust gig, it is fixed. Being a jockey is 95% disappointment. I’ve had some enjoyment however I am prepared for the following chapter.”

Brennan gained the 2015 King George VI Chase on Cue Card and was in competition for an additional Gold Cup with him later within the season earlier than a late fall.

When victorious on Imperial Commander for coach Nigel Twiston-Davies, he had raised a finger to his lips after a lot of the pre-race speak had been about earlier winners Denman and Kauto Star.

“Denman and Kauto Star is all I’ve heard for the final three months. It has been good for racing however it was by no means a two-horse race,” stated the Galway-born rider afterwards.